2017
Science and Management of Intermittent Rivers and Ephemeral Streams (SMIRES)
DATRY, Thibault; Gabriel SINGER; Eric SAUQUET; Didac JORDA-CAPDEVILLA; Daniel VON SCHILLER et al.Basic information
Original name
Science and Management of Intermittent Rivers and Ephemeral Streams (SMIRES)
Authors
DATRY, Thibault; Gabriel SINGER; Eric SAUQUET; Didac JORDA-CAPDEVILLA; Daniel VON SCHILLER; Rachel STUBBINGTON; Claire MAGAND; Petr PAŘIL; Marko MILIŠA; Vicenç ACUÑA; Maria Helena ALVES; Bénédicte AUGEARD; Matthias BRUNKE; Núria CID; Zoltán CSABAI; Judy ENGLAND; Jochen FROEBRICH; Phoebe KOUNDOURI; Nicolas LAMOUROUX; Eugènia MARTÍ; Manuela MORAIS; Antoni MUNNÉ; Michael MUTZ; Vladimir PESIC; Ana PREVIŠIĆ; Arnaud REYNAU; Christopher ROBINSON; Jonathan SADLER; Nikos SKOULIKIDIS; Benoit TERRIER; Klement TOCKNER; David VESELÝ and Annamaria ZOPPINI
Edition
Research Ideas and Outcomes, 2017, 2367-7163
Other information
Language
English
Type of outcome
Article in a journal
Field of Study
10600 1.6 Biological sciences
Country of publisher
Bulgaria
Confidentiality degree
is not subject to a state or trade secret
References:
Marked to be transferred to RIV
Yes
RIV identification code
RIV/00216224:14310/17:00098137
Organization unit
Faculty of Science
Keywords in English
Flow intermittence; river networks; water scarcity; hydrological modelling; e-flow management; ecological status assessment; climate change; conservation; management; citizen-science; Water Framework Directive
Tags
Changed: 17/9/2020 14:09, doc. RNDr. Petr Pařil, Ph.D.
Abstract
In the original language
More than half of the global river network is composed of intermittent rivers and ephemeral streams (IRES), which are expanding in response to climate change and increasing water demands. After years of obscurity, the science of IRES has bloomed recently and it is being recognised that IRES support a unique and high biodiversity, provide essential ecosystem services and are functionally part of river networks and groundwater systems. However, they still lack protective and adequate management, thereby jeopardizing water resources at the global scale. This Action brings together hydrologists, biogeochemists, ecologists, modellers, environmental economists, social researchers and stakeholders from 14 different countries to develop a research network for synthesising the fragmented, recent knowledge on IRES, improving our understanding of IRES and translating this into a science-based, sustainable management of river networks. Deliverables will be provided through i) research workshops synthesising and addressing key challenges in IRES science, supporting research exchange and educating young researchers, and ii) researcher-stakeholder workshops translating improved knowledge into tangible tools and guidelines for protecting IRES and raising awareness of their importance and value in societal and decision-maker spheres. This Action is organized within six Working Groups to address: (i) the occurrence, distribution and hydrological trends of IRES; (ii) the effects of flow alterations on IRES functions and services; (iii) the interaction of aquatic and terrestrial biogeochemical processes at catchment scale; (iv) the biomonitoring of the ecological status of IRES; (v) synergies in IRES research at the European scale, data assemblage and sharing; (vi) IRES management and advocacy training.
Links
| LTC17017, research and development project |
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| 7AMB17FR011, research and development project |
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